# amantar
## Galician
### Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amanˈtaɾ/ [a.mãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧man‧tar

### Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amantei, past participle amantado)
* (transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
    Synonyms: abrigar, acochar, arroupar, cubrir, tapar
* (transitive or pronominal) to wrap up (in clothes)
    Synonyms: abrigar, arroupar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* manto

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “amantar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “amantar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “amantar” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [a.mɐ̃ˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [a.mɐ̃ˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [a.mɐ̃ˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.mɐ̃ˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amantei, past participle amantado)
* (transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
    Synonym: cobrir
* (figurative, transitive) to protect, aid or harbor
    Synonyms: abrigar, proteger

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “amantar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “amantar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “amantar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “amantar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “amantar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- +‎ manta +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amanˈtaɾ/ [a.mãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧man‧tar

### Verb

amantar (first-person singular present amanto, first-person singular preterite amanté, past participle amantado)
* (transitive or pronominal) to tuck, to cover with bedclothes
    Synonyms: abrigar, cubrir, tapar
* (transitive or pronominal) to wrap up (in clothes)
    Synonyms: abrigar, arropar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “amantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10